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Senegal vs Nigeria

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GDP$40.47B vs $377.37BSenegal vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$2,054 vs $1,556Senegal vs Nigeria
Population18.93M vs 237.53MSenegal vs Nigeria

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Indicator Senegal NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$40.47B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$2,054$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy2.5%15.9%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy3%26.5%2026-03-16
Official Exchange RateEconomy569.51 LCU/USD1,376.34 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-6.7%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy2.7%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy132.3%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-2.25B$-322.41M2025/1960 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy2.2%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,780$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$5,100$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$103.43B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy17.1%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy26.1%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy13.2%8.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy46.3%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy26.9%—2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$3.27B$22.79B2023/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy10.6%7.8%2023/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy150.7%60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy—$46.02B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy30.9%9.6%2025/2022
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy19.5%—2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy52%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy38.2%80.7%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy36.233.92021/2022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy17.9%41.8%2021/2022
Account OwnershipEconomy76.5%63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy35.2%11.9%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.6%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy71.1%26.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3.5%13.9%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$557M$321M2018/2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy1.38M5.27M2017/2016
Current Account BalanceEconomy-6.2%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$2.02B$1.08B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy5.5%0.4%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy20.1%10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy33.5%12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy7.6%5.4%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy38.630.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy4.4%8.6%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%6.2%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy2.9%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%1.2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy6.3%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$103$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy5.3%14%2016/2023 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy4.3%2.9%2016/2023 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy22.9%—2023
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,377$1,6632021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy29.6%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy22.5%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy47.9%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy63%66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy63.8%—2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.3%7.5%2021/2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy5.33.32024
ATMs per 100,000Economy6.312.82024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy4.3%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy11.3%5.5%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy37.3%64%2021/2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy78.6%92.9%2021/2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$12.02B$387.79M2025/1960 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$14.28B$710.2M2025/1960 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7110.8262024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.2390.6942024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade17.520.82021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade32.7%88.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade22.3%3.5%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade21.6%6%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3%2.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade32.5%9.2%2025/1960 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade38.6%16.9%2025/1960 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.530.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.490.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.340.3792023
PopulationDemographics18.93M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.3%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics68.9 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics19.8 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.774.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics44.2%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics37.7%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics55.8%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics100.6/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics28.631.82026
Death RateDemographics5.3711.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.69-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics71 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics67 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth28.969.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.3%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.3%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.110.382023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth48472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth20.817.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth21.4%17.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth44.3%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth30.1%32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth237.4992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth38.5104.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth22.333.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1322192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth92%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth91%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth60.9%52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth32.4%15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth3.8%3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.710.52019/2004 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth26.5%21.6%2023/2021
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth74.5%50.7%2019/2022
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.421.652023/2022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth59.1842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$73$672023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth47.7%27.7%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth5.4%3.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth97.6%67%2019/2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare17.2%33.8%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare10.2%11.6%2023/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare81.4%39.7%2023/2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare30.2%33.4%2023/2024
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1.1%1.5%2023/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education6.2%0.3%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation15.3%9.7%2024/2011 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation50.4%70.4%2023/2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation67.4%81.4%2023/2024
Primary Completion RateEducation52.7%77.4%2023/2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation31.1%74.1%2023/2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation75.5%75.7%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation36.1%—2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation18.9%—2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation15.8%68.5%2023/2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation77.1%62.2%2024/2018 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation44.1%46.9%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security5.1%19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security—16.5M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture49.4%76.2%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture177.5119.92022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.43M t62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture—1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture—350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture445K t6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1.11M t1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture774K t11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture1.58M t9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture—43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,815 kg/ha2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture3,851 kg/ha1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture—1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture3.7M head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance0.315.72015/2023 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance45262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.6330.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.4840.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.4040.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance0.11-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance0.23-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.2-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.23-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.24-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance0.02-0.732024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian17.26K123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian03.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian1.54K18.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology60.1%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology123.970.82024
4G CoverageTechnology97.5%84.6%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology40.12024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology4.7%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology99.5%89.4%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology15.1%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.6%2.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.6%0.3%2015/2019
Electricity AccessInfrastructure82.9%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure1.07M5.27M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure46.4%48.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy624.8 MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy289.9 MW284.5 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy158.7 MW—2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy127.2 MW2.9K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy35.4%80.3%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy34.8%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy410 kWh144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy13.1%14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy7.8 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy67.1%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy8.9%0.3%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy5.4%0%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy4.1%30.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy80.2%68.7%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy8.1 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy540 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy2,433 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.77 t0.57 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate13.3%22.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate41.3%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate16.6%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate11.9%5.6%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate41.6 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Senegal or Nigeria have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $40.47B for Senegal versus $377.37B for Nigeria (GDP, current US$).

How do Senegal and Nigeria compare across indicators?

This page compares Senegal and Nigeria on 203 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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